Genesis — Chapter 28

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Genesis 28:1 And Isaac called Jacob, and ^Rblessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, ^RThou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Genesis 28:2 ^RArise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of ^RLaban thy mother’s brother.

Genesis 28:3 And ^RGod Almighty bless thee, ^Rand make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be ^Ta multitude of people;

Genesis 28:4 And give thee ^Rthe blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land ^RTwherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

Genesis 28:5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

Genesis 28:6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

Genesis 28:7 And that Jacob ^Robeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

Genesis 28:8 And Esau seeing that ^Rthe daughters of Canaan ^Tpleased not Isaac his father;

Genesis 28:9 Then went Esau ^Runto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had ^TMahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

Genesis 28:10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and ^Rwent toward ^THaran.

Genesis 28:11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he ^Rtook of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

Genesis 28:12 And ^Rhe dreamed, and behold a ^Rladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Genesis 28:13 And, behold, ^Rthe LORD stood above it, and said, ^RI am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: ^Rthe land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

Genesis 28:14 And ^Rthy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt ^Tspread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: ^Rand in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 28:15 And, behold, ^RI am with thee, and will ^Rkeep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will ^Rbring thee again into this land; ^Rfor I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

Genesis 28:16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; ^Rand I knew it not.

Genesis 28:17 And ^Rhe was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but ^Rthe house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

Genesis 28:18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and ^Rset it up for a pillar, and ^Rpoured oil upon the top of it.

Genesis 28:19 And he ^Rcalled the name of that place ^TBethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

Genesis 28:20 And Jacob ^Rvowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and ^Rwill give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Genesis 28:21 So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; ^Rthen shall the LORD be my God:

Genesis 28:22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me ^RI will surely give the tenth unto thee.

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Genesis 28:1–9 — Isaac Sends Jacob to Padanaram

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Isaac blessed Jacob and instructed him not to marry a daughter of Canaan. Jacob was sent to the family of Laban in Padanaram, while Esau responded by taking Mahalath, a daughter of Ishmael, as another wife.

Key Truth: Isaac reaffirmed the blessing connected with Abraham and sent Jacob away with clear instructions.

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Genesis 28:10–17 — Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

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On his journey toward Haran, Jacob slept and dreamed of a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels ascending and descending. The LORD spoke to Jacob, reaffirming the promises concerning the land, his descendants, blessing, God’s presence, and Jacob’s eventual return.

Key Truth: God promised Jacob, “I am with thee,” and assured him that He would keep him and fulfill what He had spoken.

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Genesis 28:18–22 — Jacob’s Pillar and Vow

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Jacob set up the stone he had used for a pillow as a pillar and poured oil upon it. He named the place Bethel and made a vow concerning God’s presence, provision, and his return in peace.

Key Truth: Jacob marked the place where God had spoken to him and pledged that a tenth of what God gave him would be given unto God.

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